Campaign 2014: Final Thoughts
In the classic 1976 movie Network, Peter Finch, in the role of TV anchorman Howard Beal, yells “I’m made as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Looking at the paltry 30 percent statewide voter turnout on Tuesday, most California voters must be yelling, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to […]
Campaign 2014: Weekly Update, What’s Hot
Entering the last week of Campaign 2014, I am posting my last weekly piece updating readers on the week’s latest campaign news. This is an abbreviated version of the Hot Sheet, which is regularly emailed to subscribers of the California Target Book. Clinton to campaign in key House races: Some of the hottest House races […]
Campaign 2014: Weekly Update, What’s Hot
Entering the last two weeks of Campaign 2014, I am posting a weekly piece updating readers on the week’s latest campaign news. This is an abbreviated version of the Hot Sheet, which is regularly emailed to subscribers of the California Target Book. SD32 (Open Seat): GOP Going After for a Big Upset Win: The CA […]
Campaign 2014: Weekly Update, What’s Hot!
Entering the last three weeks of Campaign 2014, I’ll post a weekly piece updating readers on the week’s latest campaign news. This is an abbreviated version of the Hot Sheet, which is regularly emailed to subscribers of the California Target Book. SD32: GOP looking for a major upset? In the Democratic battle to maintain their […]
Low Voter Turnouts: Voter Apathy or Voter Disgust?
The California Target Book, which I publish, just mailed out to subscribers its updated analyses of the key congressional and state legislative races in California this year. What stands out is that even in the most competitive races, the overwhelming majority of voters decided to not vote. Early this year, Congressman Henry Waxman announced that he would […]
Early Picks for November
With the June Primary now behind us, it’s time to focus on the November General Election, and to suggest where serious congressional and state legislative races will be fought. This is the second election cycle that California voters went through what some like to call the “Jungle Primary,” with the top two vote getters, regardless […]
The Waxman Berman Machine
With Howard Berman’s defeat for reelection in 2012 and Henry Waxman retiring this year, I thought I would look back on the early years of the Waxman-Berman political operation – how it came about, why it became so effective and my experience in going up against them. Waxman first ran for public office in 1968 […]
Early Look at Campaign 2014: Part 4 – Safe Open Seats and Possible Same Party Runoffs
We are one year away from the November 2014 General Election, and the California Target Book, which I publish, just distributed its fall edition to subscribers, analyzing and handicapping the upcoming races in California for congress and the state legislature. Earlier on Fox & Hounds, I reported on the key races for Congress (Part 1), […]
Early Look at Campaign 2014: Part 3 – State Assembly
We are one year away from the November 2014 General Election, and the California Target Book, which I publish, just distributed its fall edition to subscribers, analyzing and handicapping the upcoming races in California for congress and the state legislature. Earlier, I reported on the key races for Congress (Part 1) and state Senate (Part […]
Early Look at Campaign 2014: Part 2 – State Senate
We are one year away from the November 2014 General Election, and the California Target Book, which I publish, just printed its fall edition, analyzing and handicapping the upcoming races in California for congress and the state legislature. Last week, I reported on key races for Congress; today, I am covering the state Senate races. […]